The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-05-20

tnelr lives, i class OF pfO1eSSlOnal Pll-
grims, whose reputation is not of the
best, in spite Of their boasted sanctity)
who had long hair, wore Il black skull
cap. and cassock he had been to
Mount Athos. and was going for the
second time to Jerusalem. They met
at the sleeping-place, got talking, and
then walked on together. They reach
ed Odessa in safety, but found that
they must wait three days for a ship.
A great many pilgrims, from various
countries, were also waiting.
Ivan again inquired for Elisha, but
no one had seen him.
The "straunik" explained to Ivan
how he could manage to avoid paying
for his passage, but Ivan would not
listen to him.
"No" he said, 81 will pay for my
self. have saved money in order to
do so" lie paid forty roubles for the
voyage there and back, and also bought
provision of bread and herrings.
At last the ship was loaded, and the
pilgrims, among whom were Ivan and
the strannik, were taken on board.
They weighed anchor, made every
thing ready, and set sail for the open
sea. The day was fine, but in the eve
ming the wind rose, rain fell, and the
waves washed over the deck.
The people grew frightened, the We
men began to scream, and the weaker
sort among the men to struggle about
looking for Il dry place. Ivan felt
frightened too, but he tried to put on
brave face. All night and all the
next day he sat in the place he had
chosen on first coming on board, near
some old man from Tambof, almost
without moving and without speaking,
but holding firmly on to his sacks.
The third day the wind lessened, and
on the fifth day they reached Constan-
tinople. Some of the pilgrims went on
shore to see the Church of st. Sophia,
where the Turks are now .lording it
Ivan, however, remained on the ship
After stopping there twenty-four hours
they again set sail. They touched at
SMYRNA. and at another town called
Alexandria, and finally arrived at Jaf-
f;l without accident. Here all the pill
erims disembarked, in order to go on
foot to Jerusalem, matter of seventy
versts.
After landing, the pilgrims went for
ward on foot, and the fourth day they
reached Jerusalem.
They took up their abode at the hos
telry kept by Russian monks for the
benefit of pilgrims. There they had
their passports signed, and after dim
ner Ivan set forth with the strannik to
worship in the Holy Places. But it
was too late in the day TO obtain admis-
sion to the Holy Sepulchre.
The next morning they went to ma,
tins at the Monastery of the Patriarch
of Jerusalem. There they prayed and
put up candles before the altar, and
then went to look at the exterior of the
Resurrection, which contains the Tomt
of Our Lord. There are so many build
ines round the church that one can
hardly see it. That first day they saw
the cell of Mary Magdalen, in which
she once lived so holy life. Here they
also set up candles, and had TIE Deum
sung for their souls.
They wanted to go to mass at the
Church of the Holy Sepulehre, bu
| they were too late so they went to tht
Monastery of Abraham, and saw The
place on Mount Moriah where Abra
ham went in order to offer up Isaac.
Then they want to the garden il
which Christ appeared to st. Mar,
Magdalen, and to the Church of st
James, the brother of our Lord. Th,
strannik showed Ivan all these places
and also told him where to give mon
ey, and where to place candles.
Afterwards they returned to th'
hostelry and made ready for bed. Sud
denly the strannik set upa great lam
entation; he began to turn out hi
pockets and to shake his clothes
They have stolen my purse. HI
said-':my purse with my money.
= had twenty-three roubles-twenty rou
bles in two papers of ten each, an,
, three i'm silver" The strannik moan
, ed and groaned, but there was nothin:
to be done, and they went to sleep.
> IX.
: As Ivan lay in bed evil thought
t came into his mind. ''The strannik'
! purse was never stolen; | don't beliey
he had one. He has not once put hi
| hand into his pocket. He told III
| where | ought to give money, but h
g spent nothing himself, and even Dor
rowed rouble from me-"
SO thought Ivan, but presently h
began to reproach himself.
: "Why do | judge this man: an
4 SHINING. l had better think about it.
| But though he was soon half asleep
/ the same idea returned to him; he re
!. membered how knowing the strannil
1 was about money matters, and though
t how improbable the story of the pnrs